Hard times creates new types of demand from users.
This mini-guide is only for those more knowledgeable and with a more entrepreneurial mindset.
The future of Bitcoin is built by entrepreneurs not by governments. By those that create value and sell it for sats.
My proposal as I always said: be the change if you want to see change around you. Do not wait for others to do the job for you because nobody will do it.
I explained more in this guide How Bitcoin will save the world why we need more merchants adoption, that could drive further the use of Bitcoin. Bitcoin without being used as money will simply became a "compliance token" controlled by Saylors, Finks and other ETFs.
PROPOSAL
Hear me out, here are 2 types of small businesses you can start in your own local community and soon will have a huge demand:
- Run a local Bitcoin LN bank
- Run a local / online business that offer refurbished mobile de-googled devices, for more private use with Bitcoin. Nowadays we are seeing many clueless users still using iShit devices and bloatware stock android devices, full of Google and Apple spyware and invasion of privacy. We need to help those clueless users to break free from that cage.
So you could buy new or used devices, clean their OS and personalize them for each of your client, installing specific apps that they want. Of course only open source apps, not using anymore App Stores.
Also you help them setup their Bitcoin wallets and all that stuff.
Remember: your time and knowledge is paid in sats.
Refurbished devices are still a very good option and also easier to de-google. For some bitcoin apps you do not need a fancy ultra extra expensive device. In the end you just need something to be able to pay over LN.
Funny slogan you can use:
If you buy a de-googled device from me, you can get a free LN account with my LN bank.
Yes, don't laugh, this is how you can help many clueless users to get onboard.
And I wrote several guides about these scenarios (listed at the end).
Important aspect: for your LN bank, create a PMA
Yes, make that "bank" totally private, so nobody can come after you.
What is PMA?
PMA = Private Members Association. In other words, is none of other business.
Study more this aspect, it can protect you from many things.
Here is a playlist with which you can start.
Also study more the aspect to became a sovereign individual. As I always scream loud here, is the ONLY way to go forward. Forget about all that crap with "respecting the gov laws" etc That will not get you anywhere and you will end up in jail. Is like the dog trying to eat his tail.
@Lux was posting "sovereign pills" every fucking day in the SN Saloon. Please read them all and take notes, save them and study more about those aspects. I know is not so easy to escape from this "slavery jail cage" that the state built around you for centuries. But is all in your mind, not in the physical world.
I know, many will not agree with me, I don't care, as I always said:
In the end everybody will come back to my words.
RESOURCES
You even can use all these guides to teach your clients
- What mobile device should bitcoiners use? - resources inside about de-googleing devices
- https://darth-coin.github.io/ - all my guides structured by category
- Private banks over LN
- Lightning PUB / ShockWallet - a simple tool to be a an uncle Jim and use a LN bank too. Developed by @justin_shocknet
- More guides for merchants
- More guides about nodes
- A simple Uncle Jim scenario - SN post
- Running a LN node without full core
- More Bitcoin adoption using ecash - you can add this tool to your LN bank too, in case is needed.
There are many tools and solutions out there, just think about these scenarios.
If you have any other questions about use cases and how to start something like this, do not hesitate to ask me here on SN. I will help you with anything I can.